Sled.



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APFLICATlON FILED MA`Y8,1914

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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JUL'US AY, F CHCAGQ, LLINGIS.

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T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JULIUS Meer, a.citi zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful iriaprovernents in Seds, of which the foliowing is a specication.

The invention relates to a sied, and more particularly to the eiass or" kicking sleds.

The primary-object of the invention is the provision of a sled wherein the same can be readily and easily guided when traveling upon snow or ice with the rider standing? on one runner or another person occupying the seat.

Another object of tire invention is the pro- Vision of a sled wherein the frame is rendered strong to insure durability.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sled which is simpiein eenstruction, strong, durable, and inexpensive in manufacture. i d

'Vith these and other l ijec`ss in View, the invention consists in the construction, com; bination and arrangement of parte as Wii be hereinafter fully described, iliustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

shoes, the forward ends 6 of the runners Vbeing upwardly cum'ed usuai for riding n surfaces so as sied.Y

over obstructions or uneE not to impede the travel or Riveted or otherwise inedito the runners 5 spaced from the front ends are the Vertical limbs or legs 7 of inverted U-sliaped ice-ames 8 which are mada from fiat steei oars to pro- Speccetiea ei Letters Estant.

spammen and nays, wie.

:eaeemea Aug. i?, 1915.,

Serial No. 837,265. i

i vide supports for seat 9 mounted thereon.

Secured in the upwardiy curved ends 6 of the runners 5 is a cross rungiT 10 to which are connected truss wires 11. the same being i.

being outwardly curved at 145.50 as to enable the gripping of the ends of the handle bar 13 when ,guiding the sled on twisting the said handle oar or exerting lateral pressure thereon while the rider has one foot on one runner and is kieiring the'surfacewith the other foot to advance the sled.

Secured to the front edge of the seat 9 are thepdown-turned ends 15 of a guard rail 16 which extends about the sides and rear of thesaid seat at a slight distance elevated therefrom, the said raii being' A passed through eyes 17 formed in the upper ends os'upports or Wire-like posts 18 xed in the seat 9 at intervals throughout the side and rear thereof. While conneoted'to the rear portion of the rail are tie wires 19 which are also connected to the side members 12 of the handle oar 13. thus bracing the same. This guard rail serves to bold packages on the seat 9 when the sled is in motion, and is pro-A pelled by a person standing on one of the runners 5 thereof, as bereinbeore set forth.

From the foregoing it is thought that the `construction and manner of use of' the device Wiil be clearly understood, and therefore a more omitted. What is claimed 1s v extended explanation has been A sled comprising' a pair of runners, a.

freine composed of a pair of '1J-shaped meub bers having' their free extremities secured tov `said runners; a seat positioned (iu-Said freine, 4a rod bent. intermediate its ends to forma handle, and a pair of side members, mately in alinement with the rivets which each of .said side members being a continuasecure said side members to-fsaid frame. 10 tion of said handle, rivets securing said side In testimony whereof I ufx my signitture members t0 said frame and runners so as t0 in presence of two' witnesses.

5 lie at an angle thereto and truss bars se- A JULIUS MAKI.

ured at the front extremities to theI front Wtnessesz portion of said runners and at their rear ex- HERMAN MAKELA,

rtremitiesto said frame atr a point approxi- ELI NIEMI. 

